An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgerton #3) by Julia Quinn

I really, really wanted to love this book as I adore Benedict in the Netflix show, but for me, it was just okay.

There didn’t seem to be massive amounts of depth to his character. Gone was the arty Benedict who pushed societies boundaries and who didn’t want to step into the normal role of a member of the ton. He didn’t seem to have a sense of humour and he was really not easy to like in various points in the story. He seems, to date, to be the Bridgerton who is the most entitled and arrogant and not in a good way.

I liked Sophie in lots of ways but she frustrated me so much too. There were so many times I wanted to shake her about the head. She was so feisty except when she needed to be and I feel like she could have been so much more.

There were parts I really liked and there were parts I really didn’t like but overall it was okay, nothing groundbreaking but not awful either and I’ll be honest, I’m left feeling a little disappointed and that’s okay, I didn’t expect to love all the books in the series but I had hoped to love this one.

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